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jlbenedict

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Originally posted by: PoloShirt
I don't like accents.

Specifically southern accents and new york accents.

Learn to speak correctly or don't speak at all you hick.
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You are an asshat.

A majority of southerners have that "southern" accent. If you are born in the south, and have lived there for quite some time, you will develop the accent. It doesn't matter if you are a hick, millionaire, snotty brat, emo, etc..

I've lived in Maryland since 1999, but originally from the south. I'm barely holding on to my southern accent, but sometimes, depending on what I'm saying, it will come out. Last time I've talked to my mother, she mentioned to me that I do not sound like I'm from "down there" anymore.

I can guarantee you this: I'm far from a hick


 
JujuFish

JujuFish

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Originally posted by: huberm
living in Indiana, I frequently hear people pronounce the word "creek" as "crick"....
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It makes the saying, "Up sh!t creek without a paddle," flow better.
 
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TheGizmo

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like
no you d'nt (tho its funny in some context)
gee golly
oh boy
holy cow
aint
uh uh uh uh um every few words
axe (as opposed to ask)
like omg omg omg

annoying gestures:
when people spit when they talk
when they mumble and you cant tell wtf they are saying... some people just dont even try to pronunciate anything.... fvckin monotone retards
talking with your hands in super excess (its ok a bit, but when everything you say requires your hands to fly all over the place, you look really dumb)


yea a lot of stupid things annoy me... and this list goes on

 
JujuFish

JujuFish

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Originally posted by: Journer
i hate the fallowing:

aks me a quesion (pronounces 'axe' and 'quer-shun')
envelope- its an-vel-ope...not in-vel-ope!
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I'm not sure what you're getting at here, but it's en-ve-lope and ahn-ve-lope.
 
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Pacemaker

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In writing my issue is with "alot" instead of "a lot".

I had a professor who told us a story about a guy who he tried all semester to get this right and failed. The story starts when the first paper is turned in and someone put "alot" on his page. The professor tries to explain that it is actually two words and that he should use a spell checker because it will catch such things. The next paper is turned in and while it didn't have "alot" it did have "allot" used in its place.
My professor seeing that telling him to use a spell checker was not the best idea tried to talk to him about it again. The student insists that this wouldn't happen if he had a thesaurus, so my professor gives him one. On his next paper he used the sentence, "I love my girlfriend a plethora." At this point my professor is beside himself, so he tries to explain that using "a lot" is not bad, but "alot" is not a word and should be avoided. This time the student seems to catch on.
On the last day of class my professor asks each student to comment on the class and what they thought of it. The last line of the student?s paper was, "I liked this class because I really learned alot."
My professor says he still wonders if he ever figured it out.
 
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Bryophyte

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-Hearing "How come?" instead of "Why?" grates on my nerves.
-People not understanding the difference between the words "less" and "fewer".
-I hate it when people randomly add extra syllables to words, like "orientated" instead of "oriented" (thanks, WolverineGator, for reminding me of that one.) The president seems to make a hobby of this foible.
-I don't quite understand why people will intentionally speak with an exaggerated, almost cartoonish hillbilly/southern/fill in the blank accent in order to sound 'quaint' when they really just sound ignorant.
-In writing, the use of the terms "would of, should of, could of" instead of "would have/would've, should have/should've, could have/could've" irritates me.
 
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KingGheedora

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A lot of good ones here. Some of the ones that annoy me the most:

"irregardless"
"orientated"
"I could care less"

Also, you know what really grinds my gears? People who speak plain english, but try to sound ghetto on AIM.
 
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VTHodge

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The thing about the "corporate talk" that people hate is that those are useful, but specific words.

A paradigm shift is an interesting concept that people should be aware of, it is just so overused that it annoys people.
 
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beemercer

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Originally posted by: EGGO
When people say, "like".
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At least it isn't as bad as it was 8 years ago, I can still remember wanting to 'literally' :))) kill myself beacuse I heard like so much in my 4th grade class.

I also hate when people use gay to describe everything, like the two kids in South Park; "ahhha, thats gay. hahahah, your gay. ahahah, were gay."
 
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lytalbayre

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My boss always says expotentially.... (exponentially). I just try to ignore it.

Ebonics/ ghetto speak - this type of talking really irritates me. I guess it's okay if your just talking to your friend or something, but if you're in a public place and being loud and obnoxious like that.... (ie on cell phones, while ordering anything, grocery stores, movies, etc).
 
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Originally posted by: Pacemaker
In writing my issue is with "alot" instead of "a lot".

I had a professor who told us a story about a guy who he tried all semester to get this right and failed. The story starts when the first paper is turned in and someone put "alot" on his page. The professor tries to explain that it is actually two words and that he should use a spell checker because it will catch such things. The next paper is turned in and while it didn't have "alot" it did have "allot" used in its place.
My professor seeing that telling him to use a spell checker was not the best idea tried to talk to him about it again. The student insists that this wouldn't happen if he had a thesaurus, so my professor gives him one. On his next paper he used the sentence, "I love my girlfriend a plethora." At this point my professor is beside himself, so he tries to explain that using "a lot" is not bad, but "alot" is not a word and should be avoided. This time the student seems to catch on.
On the last day of class my professor asks each student to comment on the class and what they thought of it. The last line of the student?s paper was, "I liked this class because I really learned alot."
My professor says he still wonders if he ever figured it out.
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My only question is, "WHAT remedial university-on-the-hill-behind-the-glue-factory were you attending, anyway?" :shocked:


 
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Originally posted by: JujuFish
Originally posted by: JoeKing
when people call soda POP.

It's SODA damnit S O D A! :|
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It's pop.
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BEVERAGE! It's a be-bubbled beverage! :p

And who doesn't appreciate the civilized offer of a nice, cool beverage now and then? ;)




 
mrSHEiK124

mrSHEiK124

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Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Originally posted by: EGGO
Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Like, when people like, like, like, like, like, what was this thread like, about?
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Oh trust me, I've heard it worse than that. No exaggeration. I don't hear adults really using it but in my college classes I hear that coming from everyone's mouth.
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Like, like, and he's like, you know, and then like you know, you know.
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OH MY GOD! LIKE, REALLY?
 
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beemercer

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Originally posted by: batmang
REGARDLESS.... I HATE THAT WORD.
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That reminds me of some standup I saw on Comedy Central; this guy's dad would say regardless after everything, ie. "We will roof this house, ... regardless."
 
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pinion9

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Ove of my pet peeves is something my mother-in-law does. She isn't a dumb person, she is reasonably average intelligence, but she tries to sound very smart when she talk. So, she does one of three things:

1) Uses large, unnecessary words in her sentences that are real but don't have the meaning she thought. (e.g. it was detritus of the family....Umm, I think you mean detrimental.)

2) Uses large words and butchers her pronunciation

3) Makes up words. Usually it is a prefix from one word and a suffix from another, slammed together with all the grace of to hippos f*cking.

The other thing I cant stand is when people say utilize when they mean use.

"Please utilize the sink to wash your hands." UTILIZE != USE!

Also, the use of e.g. and i.e. They are different and have different usage.
E.g. means example: I love animals, e.g. cats, dogs
I.e. means "which to say" such as: I love cats, dogs, horses, i.e. animals

I see very educated people send out e-mails with these things and it bothers me. If you don't TRULY know the meaning of something, don't use it. Also, don't use I.E. and E.G. in conversation.
 
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